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Stoneleigh Foundation names Marie Williams Deputy Director

Marie Williams
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Marie Williams.jpg PHILADELPHIA – The Stoneleigh Foundation is pleased to announce that Marie N. Williams, ... Stoneleigh’s thought leadership on issues within the Foundation’s mission and focus. Previously, she served as ... as a public policy advocate, working on a variety of issues including immigration, economic justice, women’s ...
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11Oct2018

NCFP Webinar: Advocacy Guidance for Nonprofits and Foundations

Thursday, October 11, 2018
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Webinar
... can develop a strong advocacy plan. Learn the importance of advocacy work and how to legally use your funding and your ... donor experienced in using advocacy to advance the cause of his work. Please click here to register.   Philanthropy Network's Family Foundation Members are encouraged to register for this ...
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Collective Action

... their philanthropic investments.  Below is a sampling of regional collaborations where funders are joining with ... were established to provide grants to support and empower community-based organizations working to develop the skills ... philanthropic support from Comcast Corporation, Lenfest Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, Philadelphia School ...

Reflecting Forward: Philadelphia-Based Black Leaders’ Recommendations For Regional Funders

Report: Reflecting Forward: Philadephia-based Black Nonprofit Leaders’ Recommendations for Regional Funders
Monday, June 13, 2022
... struggling to connect with the region’s philanthropic community.   This was one of the key findings in a report entitled, “Reflecting ... Funded by United Way of Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey , the full report can be accessed electronically ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Additional Aid as Region Continues Its Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Friday, September 25, 2020
... announced it will grant over $400,000 in its 8th round of funding to aid area nonprofits working to support the safe ... The Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... $17.9 million.  As the region moves towards restoring community life, this round of grants focuses on safety net ...
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Disaster ReliefHuman Services
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COVID-19

William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
... Inquirer Change is coming to Philadelphia’s largest foundation devoted solely to giving in the region. The William Penn Foundation is instituting a broad set of changes — from the kinds of projects and organizations ...

Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
...   Last year, Generocity  published the first version of the Leaders List, identifying “ 12 people of color ... on its 2018 editorial calendar, but this time asked for community input via a nomination form. More than 130 ... not necessarily grants,” he said — think the Barra Foundation’s  investment  in New Day Chester, ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
...   Grade-Level Reading Week in Philadelphia to focus on community solutions to help children succeed in school and ... PHILADELPHIA (July 19, 2018) – More than 700 educators, foundation executives and national leaders in early childhood ... in the effort to share successful practices in a series of presentations, discussions and panels. Representatives ...
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Early ChildhoodEducation
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Read by 4th Initiative

2017 Speakers

... DeAmon Harges employs the principles and practices of the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) to bring together neighbors and ... the development and execution of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation’s statewide initiative Creative New Jersey which ...
01Oct2018

2018 Reinventing Our Communities (ROC) Conference: Investing in Opportunity

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 8:30am to Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 1:30pm
Where: 
Baltimore, MD
... (ROC) conferences, organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia since 2004, have become must-attend biennial ... events for experts, thought leaders, and policymakers in community development to discuss strategies to “reinvent ... and...

The Impact of Youth Civic Engagement on Community Health, Safety, and Equity

Published: 
04/2019
... factors play a major role in the safety and development of the youth within America. Depending on the area a child is more likely to experience community violence by living in a neighborhood with ... affluent one. With this issue in mind, health equity and community safety in America will require radical imagination, ...
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